They produced the kits for 10 years before Adidas made the kits from to The contract with Carlsberg, which was signed in , was the longest-lasting agreement in English top-flight football.

In , to commemorate the centennial of the club, a new badge was commissioned, including a representation of the Shankly Gates. The next year twin flames were added at either side, symbolic of the Hillsborough memorial outside Anfield, where an eternal flame burns in memory of those who died in the Hillsborough disaster.

Anfield was built in on land adjacent to Stanley Park. It was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding.

The Kop was built in due to the high turnout for matches and was called the Oakfield Road Embankment initially. Its first game was on 1 September when the home side beat Stoke City 1—0.

Anfield could accommodate more than 60, supporters at its peak, and had a capacity of 55, until the s. The Taylor Report and Premier League regulations obliged Liverpool to convert Anfield to an all-seater stadium in time for the —94 season, reducing the capacity to 45, An extra tier was added to the Anfield Road end in , which further increased the capacity of the ground but gave rise to problems when it was opened.

A series of support poles and stanchions were inserted to give extra stability to the top tier of the stand after movement of the tier was reported at the start of the — season.

Because of restrictions on expanding the capacity at Anfield, Liverpool announced plans to move to the proposed Stanley Park Stadium in May The new design was approved by the Council in November Jurgen Klopp the manager at the time described the stand as "impressive.

Liverpool is one of the best supported clubs in the world. Notable groups include Spirit of Shankly. Liverpool , to play matches for fans who had been priced out of watching Premier League football.

The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 Juventus supporters were killed. They were confined to a corner by Liverpool fans who had charged in their direction; the weight of the cornered fans caused a wall to collapse.

UEFA laid the blame for the incident solely on the Liverpool supporters, [81] and banned all English clubs from European competition for five years.

Liverpool was banned for an additional year, preventing it from participating in the —91 European Cup, even though it won the League in Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a consequence of overcrowding at the Leppings Lane end, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster.

In the following days The Sun newspaper published an article entitled "The Truth", in which it claimed that Liverpool fans had robbed the dead and had urinated on and attacked the police.

It has been referred to as "the most ill-disciplined and explosive fixture in the Premier League". His uncle John Moores was also a shareholder at Liverpool and was chairman of Everton from to Liverpool was given a brand rating of AA Very Strong.

Because of its successful history, Liverpool is often featured when football is depicted in British culture and has appeared in a number of media firsts.

The first football match to be televised in colour was between Liverpool and West Ham United, broadcast live in March A documentary drama on the Hillsborough disaster, written by Jimmy McGovern , was screened in It featured Christopher Eccleston as Trevor Hicks, whose story is the focus of the script.

Hicks, who lost two teenage daughters in the disaster, went on to campaign for safer stadiums and helped to form the Hillsborough Families Support Group.

The show featured prominent Liverpool players of the time such as Kenny Dalglish. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.

Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Since the establishment of the club in , 45 players have been club captain of Liverpool F.

Initially Alex Raisbeck, who was club captain from to , was the longest serving captain before being overtaken by Steven Gerrard who served 12 seasons as Liverpool captain starting from the —04 season.

The club has accumulated more top-flight wins and points than any other English team. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For other uses, see Liverpool F. Merseyside derby and Liverpool F. Further information on the academy squads: List of Liverpool F.

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